Hawaii State Board of EducationThe Hawaii State Board of Education ("Board") was established by the Hawaii State Constitution, which grants the Board the power to formulate statewide educational policy.The Board appoints the executive officers of the public school system and public library system and the members of the State Public Charter School Commission.

Announcements

BOARD POLICY 305-10 UPDATE

At its March 1, 2018 General Business Meeting, the Board of Education voted to defer action on Board Policy 305-10, entitled "Anti-Harassment, Anti-Bullying, and Anti-Discrimination against Student(s) by Employees." The Superintendent clarified that the Department of Education's intention was to align the policy with federal and state law for compliance purposes. She acknowledged that the public's reaction showed that the Department did not communicate its intent well and that the policy needs to be reviewed holistically within the entire framework of protections. The Department will be speaking to the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights to develop a compliance timeline that does not unnecessarily rush through this process. The Department realized that there were issues and requested a deferral of action on the policy before the meeting, but the Board took all testifiers and considered the written testimony submitted before taking action because it was important that the Board take this opportunity to listen. Anyone that has additional feedback is welcome to contact the Department through its Civil Rights Compliance Office or through the Board Support Office. (March 2, 2018)

SUPERINTENDENT MID-YEAR FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT

At its January 18, 2018 general business meeting, the Board conducted its first formative assessment of Superintendent Christina Kishimoto pursuant to the Board's new superintendent evaluation process. The formative assessment is a mid-year check-in where the Board and Superintendent have a formal conversation about performance to date, progress on priorities, and areas of strength or opportunities for improvement. The Board gave Superintendent Kishimoto an overall rating of "effective" for the five-month period covered by the formative assessment and will reassess her performance during the final evaluation near the end of the school year. For more information on Superintendent Kishimoto's formative assessment results, see this page and the Board's mid-year formative assessment. (January 25, 2018)

GOOGLE MEETING CALENDAR

The Board is offering a new service where the public can access information regarding Board of Education meetings via Google calendar. Users calendars will automatically update with committee meetings and agendas when they are posted. To access instructions on how to add Board Meetings to your Google calendar, please follow these instructions. These instructions are also available at the top of the agenda page. (September 13, 2017)